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Friday, January 25, 2013

Public Lands in Public Hands

There are about 3.5 million acres of public land in Montana
that are off limits to the people who own them: the public.

That’s not right.

But 1.3 million acres could become accessible if HB
235 passes, allowing hunters to cross at corners of public lands. Long held
as a legal grey area, corner crossing has been a combative issue all the way
back to the early 1990’s.

However, Representative Ellie Hill (D-Missoula) and Representative Kreyton
Kerns (R-Laurel) have teamed up to try and make a bi-partisan run on increasing
access to public lands. There’s no doubt that these two legislators agree on
much, but we’re tickled pink to see this solution move forward.

That’s why we wanted to make sure the Bully Nation knows
about the petition floating around to show the Legislature that there’s a ton
of support for public access to public lands.

Sign the petition, and forward it on to all your friends. We only have a few
days until the House Judiciary Committee takes action on this bill. We do
expect some amendments to clarify that this bill applies only to foot traffic,
which we support.